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Mini Question

I have 2 XL's, one at both of my homes. My college age son has recently got into cooking and I am considering getting him a mini for his apt. Can you cook a butt on mini or is is just good for hot cooks?

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I have a mini and I'm thinking that if I can get a good indirect set up - I don't yet have the "Woo" or whatever the thing is that the ceramic grill store sells - I could do one of the split butts (about 3 lbs) that my local Piggly Wiggly sells. You could definitely do country style ribs cut from the butt then pull them for pulled pork.

I may have to conduct a "mini" experiment to see how a split butt would turn out.

I think others have done it, I have not and don't think I would as I have 4 eggs mini, small, medium and a large. I love my mini and do direct and indirect cooks on it all the time. It is just the wife and I most of the time. I think a small would be a better size for your son.
Good luck.
Jupiter Jim

I've done 6.5 lb. on my mini. It took 8 hours and was perfect to pull. For indirect I wrapped a mini pizza screen with foil.
I can't seem to get in my photobucket to show you. :(

Molly
Colorado Springs
"Loney Queen"
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Molly
Colorado Springs
"Loney Queen"
"Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with
them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one
another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another
achieve it."
Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New JerseyLBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE